commitment

CEFRB2

/kəˈmɪtmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A promise or firm decision to do something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially

Examples

  • I'm not ready to make a long-term commitment.

  • I've got another commitment this evening.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

  2. The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.

  3. Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.

More examples

In context

  • You want commitment, don't you?

  • Citizenship in the original Greek concept was not simply the granting of rights to do as one pleased; it also demanded a commitment to serve the interests of the many via personal sacrifice.

Synonyms

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Her strong blank to the project earned everyone's respect and admiration.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From commit + -ment.